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Wilson, John A. – 1976
The reading achievement of two age groups (eleven- and fifteen-year-olds) was surveyed in Northern Ireland's schools during 1976, and the results were compared to those of a similar study in 1972. Two significant findings emerged: an increase in reading standards of eleven-year-olds, and a decrease in severe reading retardation at both age levels.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textSmith, R. Kent; Johnson, Beth; Mohr, Carole – 1998
This instructor's edition of a vocabulary textbook for college students, who read at the fifth to eighth grade level, features 25 chapters and teaches 250 basic words. The first and third chapters in each unit contain word-part practices. The second and fourth chapters in each unit contain synonym-antonym practices. The book's last chapter in each…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Harrison, David; and Others – 1982
Designed to provide practical resources for planning and teaching reading development courses, units, or lessons, the objectives and strategies contained in this handbook are generally oriented toward adult basic education academic upgrading or prevocational programs. The first section of the handbook, which focuses on the development of reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Resources
Samuels, S. Jay, Ed. – 1978
The papers in this volume represent both theory and application in reading research. The topics are as follows: research on programs for poor readers; a method for teaching children who have reading difficulties even though they have learned decoding skills; a decade of research on reading and learning disabilities; children's understanding of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Learning Disabilities, Linguistics
Elley, Warwick B. – 1992
This booklet focuses on the reading literacy test scores of students in the grade levels where most 9- and 14-year-olds were to be found in 32 national systems of education. Data were collected from 9,073 schools, 10,518 teachers, and 210,059 students. The booklet describes the achievement levels of carefully selected probability samples of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Ingham, Jennie – 1982
The Bradford Book Flood--an experiment in which large numbers of additional books were made available to middle school children in England to see whether easy access to books improved reading skills and developed a taste for reading--is detailed in this book. The first chapter discusses the purpose and methodology of the experiment, while the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Middle Schools
Burns, M. Susan, Ed.; Griffin, Peg, Ed.; Snow, Catherine E., Ed. – 1999
Noting the increasing number of students who cannot read, this book shows parents, educators, caregivers, policymakers, and others how to promote the reading success of young children. It focuses on children from birth through the first 5 years of formal schooling, and includes practical guidelines, program descriptions, advice on resources, and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
